Champions League: The last tickets for the “16” are judged – The scenarios in the group of “death”

Ready to… fall is the “curtain” on his groups Champions Leaguewith Wednesday (13/12) being the last day of the final competition.

14 teams have already secured qualification to the ’16’, and tonight will decide the other two, which will emerge from the 6th and 8th groups. Let’s take the things from the beginning.

5th group

In the 5th group things are very simple, since the qualifiers have already been decided. Atletico MADRID and Lazio have already passed to “16”, while the Feyenoord has secured a place in the Europa League and Celtic has permanently left Europe.

The only thing that remains “open” is the question of the first place in the group, with Atlético and Lazio to face each other in the “Wanda Metropolitano”. The Rojiblancos need a win or a draw to secure top spot. In case of a “double”, the “Latsiali” will take the first place.

The rating:

The program:

Atletico Madrid-Lazio (22:00)

Celtic-Feyenoord (22:00)

6th group

Things are much more complicated in the so-called “group of death”. Here all the positions are fluid, but there are also some certainties. Specifically, the Dortmund it will be whatever it is at “16”, while h Paris it will definitely be in Europe, so it can’t come out later.

To avoid… confusion, let’s see what each team needs:

Dortmund: The only one… comfortable in the group, has already passed to the “16” and will finish first if they are not defeated at home by Paris Saint-Germain.

Paris Saint Germain: He has at least secured the ticket to Europa. If he wins at Germany, finishes first in the group. If Newcastle also draw he doesn’t win, passes as second. If she loses, she can only come second if there is a tie Newcastle – Milan. In any other scenario, he finishes third.

Newcastle: Wants victory over Milan and let Paris not win to finish second (beats an eventual tie). If it is tied with Milan it remains third, while if it loses to the Italians it falls to fourth and out of Europe.

Milan: She wants a double on her Newcastle and to lose the Paris to finish second. In the event of a tie with the Parisians, it comes third. If he doesn’t win, he stays out of Europe.

The rating:

The program:

Dortmund-Paris (22:00)

Newcastle-Milan (22:00)

7th group

The 7th group is too simple, the only one where both matches are indifferent in points. THE City is definitively first, h Leipzig definitively second, h Young Boys will go to Europa and o Red Star… his house.

The rating:

The program:

Red Star-Manchester City (19:45)

Leipzig-Young Boys (19:45)

8th group

And we close with the 8th group, where there are some… open accounts. THE Barcelona has definitely qualified for the “16”, and Antwerp has been definitively left out of European continuity. The two intermediate positions, however, are terribly lopsided, and will be decided by the great showdown between Porto and Shakhtar in “Dragao”.

So let’s see what each team in the group needs:

Barcelona: It has definitely moved on to the “16”. He only loses the lead if he is defeated by her Antwerp and the Shakhtar defeat her Porto, covering goal difference. Something that seems improbable, since the “Blaugrana” are at +7 (10-3) and the Ukrainians are in absolute balance (7-7 their goals).

Porto: With a win or draw against Shakhtar finishes second and qualifies. With defeat goes to Europa.

Shakhtar: With victory in it Porto advances to the next phase. As we mentioned above, by… an extreme miracle, she can finish first in a tie with her Barcelona.

Antwerp: He has already said goodbye and is only playing for fame.

The rating:

The program:

Antwerp-Barcelona (22:00)

Porto-Shakhtar (22:00)